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Drain Album The guy that did the work said he connected the pipe/elbow going into the house in such a way that it can be easily removed should the pipe need to be cleaned. Edit: Sorry for the delay in uploading pictures. Should be an album for all to see now.

I'm fitting a toilet and basin under my stairs. I didn't have the confidence to dig up my drive (which runs along the side of my property) to locate and cut into the pipe, so employed the services of a local builder chap. He sent someone else around to do the actual work. This second guy dug...

Thanks. Stainless steel it is then. :)

I had an engineer out to my boiler today and he said I need to get a new cage/guard for my flue (it's corroded and falling apart). He mentioned getting a plastic coated one, so I've been looking online. I've come across Toolstation and they sell a stainless steel one as well plastic coated. The...

The flags were removed by sticking a spade, fork, whatever was in hand, underneath and levering them up far enough to get a hand in and lift them. Back breaking work: They're old-style, fecking heavy, flags and had to be walked out of the way as they were too heavy to lift. Some have been reused...

All done now. Only one problem - the garden is on a slope, towards the house & also towards the drive (which is out of shot, bottom right). There's a small concrete wall (3") and it's getting very boggy in that area. That area was full of clay, of which I removed a great deal and...

Am I to take it the building paper I linked to in my original post is no good then? (My neighbour works for TP. :wink: )

Ouch! Expensive.

The roof in my new house has no felt. It's just tiles. It's drafty and very dust. I'd like to be able to store some stuff up there, including soft toys, electricals and would like to reduce the dust levels. Am I right to think I can staple some building paper to the rafters? If so, is this the...

I moved into my new house last month and I'm trying to tidy up the telephone wiring. However, all I have is the original GPO junction box. Actually, there are two of them. Am I allowed to touch them? Or are they like modern master sockets and not to be fiddled with by customers. Ideally, I'd...

I haven't 'heeled' it yet. I was leaving it well alone for now as I've just put the fertiliser down. I'll be firming, raking & double checking levels, just before I lay the turf.

I've stripped my new garden to nothing. Previously it had some well established rose bushes, trees and plants of unknown (to me) designation and massive concrete flags. I've dug it over to maybe 12-18", adding multi-purpose compost. I've removed as many of the roots as I can (without spending...

Turned soil, removing large rocks, clay, weeds and roots. Levelled. Sand on top. Levelled. Flags applied. This is the area. I'm going to continue with the construction and 'suck-it-and-see'. :lol:

How long has he been in the house? Is it possible the work was done before he moved in? Can he not sell without the 'signing off'? I sold my house recently with no certificates for anything. The house I bought had none either.

I've cleared my garden and re-used some flags to create a base for a small, 2460mm x 1830mm, decked area. Do I need to raise the bearers off the flags, or would I get away with sitting them directly on the flags? (Which was my intention.) If I do rest them directly on the flags, with the...

I now find myself in this situation in my new home, abeit the party to benefit. We moved in 4 weeks ago and I've just started clearing my back garden. It wasn't something I noticed when viewing, but our neighbours have a fence within their boundary and we also have, had, a fence. It was...

Thank you for contribution. Well it turns out it was the filling loop isolation valve that was at fault. It has been constantly filling the system, despite the valve being off. The other day, when I reported removing the filling loop and no water coming out, was an anomaly. I was...

I was going to query that. I removed the filling loop and dried the valve. No water continued to weep from the valve. :?: I got up this morning and the pressure had dropped overnight to 0.5 bar. :shock: I reconnected the filling loop and topped it up to 1 bar. Turned off the tap. It...

The NPower guy comes tomorrow. I'll leave it alone for now. See what he says. If he says the work needs to be done before he signs it off and starts the service plan, I'll see if he quotes for it and then take it from there (get other quotes). What would be a ball-park figure for getting...

At 1330 I drained the system to 1 bar and disconnecting the filling loop. It is now 1410 and, touch wood, the pressure is still at 1 bar. This is good, isn't it? The PRV is still dripping a little. This suggests the PRV is stuck open a little by debris or something, doesn't it? So...